October eNews: Celebrating longevity in philanthropy

This issue of WINGS Dispatch is a celebration of longevity in philanthropy. We’re happy to acknowledge several WINGS members turning 25 this year: Association of Foundations in the Netherlands, Cemefi (The Mexican Center for Philanthropy), and Japan Foundation Center. We look at 10 years of Community Philanthropy in Latvia and the Baltic States, and we’re growing the legacy by welcoming these new WINGS members to the network: Foundation for Civil Society, Hudson Institute, PSJP, and Trust Africa.

Also in this issue: Post 2015 global agenda, Data Charter, and peer learning for philanthropy support organisations. Together we’re giving voice and visibility to philanthropy around the world — here’s to continuing the journey!

Philanthropy In Focus features news from the WINGS Network and highlights the topics and trends important to global giving.

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The Charter was created as part of a collaborative process to help guide the philanthropic sector’s data-related work and instil a data culture. The updated Charter is soon to be released as a toolkit along with 4 of our Members’ Case Studies- as the third organisation to present its case study, the Arab Foundations Forum gives […]

The Charter was created as part of a collaborative process to help guide the philanthropic sector’s data-related work and instil a data culture. The updated Charter is soon to be released as a toolkit along with 4 of our Members’ Case Studies – as the second organization to present its case study, the East […]

This is part of a regular series where we will be asking WINGS Board Directors to tell us a bit about themselves. Thanks to Carolina Suarez for agreeing to be interviewed. Tell us a bit about your current work and background. I am the CEO of the Association of Family and Corporate Foundations in Colombia […]

This week, we are extremely excited to be welcoming our new Program Coordinator, Isabela Carvalho, to the WINGS team! Isabela has several years of experience in the development sector including five years as Network and Project Manager for Ashoka Changemakers’ global initiatives, and, most recently, management of communications and integration for the United Nations in Angola, […]

By Lauren Bradford and Natalie Ross We can now say that community foundations across the United States are officially international grantmakers. We’ve witnessed the emerging trend of US community foundations making global grants for several years. But now, for the first time ever, we have data showing that this shift is bigger than many […]

The Global Philanthropy Data Charter is a framework to guide organizations in the sector as they set out to improve philanthropy data. It proposes both a code of good practice to improve the working relationships of those involved in philanthropy data—users, providers and collectors—as well as a framework for engaging other sectors around sharing and […]